3 h. ago Minister warns against blaming Spain’s blackout on renewable energy

Spain’s environment minister, Sara Aagesen, promises ‘complete audit’ into causes of power outageEurope live – latest updatesSpain’s environment minister has warned against attempts to blame Monday’s unprecedented blackout across the Iberian peninsula on the increasing use of renewable energy, defending the reliability of the national grid and promising a “complete audit” to establish the causes of the outage.Speaking on Wednesday afternoon as a specially designated committee prepared to meet to investigate the blackout, Sara Aagesen pushed back at opposition parties’ claims that the socialist-led government’s drive to embrace renewable energy had compromised the grid’s stability. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Musk's DOGE interns given access to network containing nuclear secrets have no experience

Two DOGE employees, Luke Farritor, a former SpaceX intern, and Adam Ramada, a venture capitalist, were given access to highly classified information about the United States' nuclear weapon stockpile

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5 h. ago How Spain's blackout could have been a nuclear weapons test in space: Evidence of attack as experts warn 'cataclysm' can knock out entire grid in seconds

There has been no explanation as to what caused the power cut. But all sorts of possibilities have been put forward - including that an 'electromagnetic pulse' was to blame.

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6 h. ago A look at the nuclear rivals as Pakistan and India hint at military action over Kashmir

A deadly attack on tourists in the disputed Kashmir region last week has spiked tensions

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9 h. ago The British teen 'Scattered Spider' hackers 'behind M&S cyber attack' as experts tell customers to change passwords and issue warning over 'ransomware' threat to UK retailers

The shadowy collective is thought to have an army of 1,000 hackers worldwide and has been linked with major heists that have seen firms blackmailed for millions.

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12 h. ago Spanish PM calls on private energy firms to help find cause of massive power cut

Pedro Sánchez says changes needed to guarantee ‘supply and future competitiveness’ of electricity after blackout Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has called on private energy operators to help his government establish the cause of Monday’s unprecedented power cut across the Iberian peninsula, and said changes and improvements must be made to guarantee “the supply and future competitiveness” of the country’s electrical system.Spain and Portugal suffered a massive power loss that began just after 12.30pm on Monday and lasted into the night. At least five people are thought to have died in Spain as a result of the blackout, which left people trapped on paralysed trains and in the static lifts of apartment blocks and offices. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago The £41 gadget everyone in Spain wishes they’d had during the mystery blackout

After Spain’s mystery power cut left millions without any way to get updates, UK households are snapping up wind-up emergency radios as government advice warns us to prepare for 72 hours off-grid.

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14 h. ago Professor explains 'induced atmospheric vibration' after Spain's blackout

Professor Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian said we are at at increasing risk of mass power cuts like the one seen in Spain, Portugal and France

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15 h. ago Power outage in Spain causes holiday disruption for Brits while others dance on the beach

Spain suffered a major blackout, leaving millions without access to electricity, water and phone signal - but despite the chaos, some seem to have enjoyed it, others not so much

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26 h. ago ‘Shipwrecked in the 21st century’: how people made it through Europe’s worst blackout in living memory

Daring rescues were attempted, quick commutes turned into hours-long odysseys, cars were directed by baguettes – but the show went on in the world’s best restaurantThe ski lifts, carrying 16 people, dangled high above the southern Spanish region of Andalusia. As parts of Spain and Portugal were plunged into a blackout on Monday, the swaying gondolas had come to a halt metres above the ground, leaving people trapped inside.About four hours later, video posted online by the ski station showed a rescuer lowering themselves into a gondola to set up a system of ropes that allowed the skiers to rappel to the ground. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Spain power outage deaths confirmed as five people die in major blackout

Five people tragically lost their lives in the blackout in the Iberian Peninsula, with authorities now launching a probe into what caused the unprecedented incident

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32 h. ago Russia can strike Sweden and Finland with nukes in retaliatory action now that they are NATO members, Putin crony warns in latest WW3 rant

Dmitry Medvedev, who has styled himself as one of Russia 's most outspoken anti-Western hawks, said if conflict were to arise, nuclear weapons would not be off the table.

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32 h. ago Spain’s criminal court to investigate whether 'computer sabotage' caused blackout

Top judge says ‘cyberterrorism’ is among possible explanations for blackout

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32 h. ago Inside 12 hours of chaos in Spain during an unprecedented power blackout

From people being unable to withdraw money or fill up with petrol, to those hit by train and flight cancellations, Alicia Fabregas reports from Barcelona on the impact of Spain’s mass power cut

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32 h. ago Mystery as Britain hit by unexplained power outages hours before Spain and Portugal blackout

Control room staff at the National Energy System Operator (Neso) in Britain noticed unusual activity on two occasions on Sunday, in the early morning and the evening.

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32 h. ago Power outages across Spain and Portugal affected millions. How to prepare for a major blackout

A widespread blackout across Spain and Portugal upended the lives of millions of people across the Iberian Peninsula

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32 h. ago 'I live in Spain – here's what we actually did when power went out'

Spain and Portugal were hit by a major blackout on Monday, April 28 with widespread disruption across both countries but one man has shared what people really got up to

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34 h. ago From Spain's heavy reliance on solar and wind to 'anomalous oscillations' in power lines, scientists reveal what's to blame for the Iberian Peninsula's cascading power outage

Experts say Spain and Portugal's blackout is likely due to a combination of factors including Spain 's reliance on green energy and 'anomalous oscillations' in power lines.

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34 h. ago Now Spain's socialist leaders are accused of a blackout COVER UP as Net Zero is blamed for 'third world' outage and chaos paralyses country

Power supply was gradually restored from late Monday afternoon and early evening though some operations were still not able to resume on Tuesday morning

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36 h. ago Spain's socialist government faces furious backlash over 'third world' blackout chaos 'made worse by race for Net Zero' as country is forced to ask Morocco for extra power

Power supply was gradually restored from late Monday afternoon and early evening though some operations were still not able to resume on Tuesday morning

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